Spinal Injury Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Codicote; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

DBS paid by Abbots Care

Blue Light Discount

Paid ongoing development and diplomas

Care Worker Wellbeing App

Job summary

Abbots Care in Welwyn Garden City area seeks dedicated personal assistants to support a wheelchair-using client with daily living, social activities and personal care. Roles include attending workplace in London twice weekly, 24/7 availability with mobility-car driving, and both 0 hour contracts and full-time hours up to 40 per week.

Comprehensive training is provided. Applicants must be fluent in English, physically fit, patient, reliable, and hold a valid UK driving licence with a caring,

Qualifications

• Be physically fit, calm, patient, friendly and caring.
• Good organisational skills and ability to work on your own initiative.
• Personable with a proactive attitude to work.
• Good communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Clean and tidy in appearance and manners.
• Full UK driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day living tasks for the client.
• Attend workplace in London twice a week.
• Support social activities and outings.
• Be a companion and assist with hobbies and interests.
• Provide ongoing care and personal support.

Skills

Physically fit

Calm

Patient

Friendly and caring

Good communication

Fluent English

Education

Care Certificate training

Tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Abbots Care is an award-winning Care Provider who places their Service Users and care teams at the centre of our service

We provide round-the-clock care packages to support people including children, young people and adults who have long term health conditions to live in the comfort and safety of their own home.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK. We cannot not accept overseas applicants.

We are on the lookout for positive like-minded personal assistants’ to help support our female client with day to day care needs when living with her neurological condition. This is a fantastic opportunity to truly make a positive difference to somebody else’s life and to assist our client to achieve their goals and aspirations. Therefore, this job offers the prospect of meaning and job satisfaction.

Our client lives in a village on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City and requires support 24 hours a day 7 days a week with both day and night carers. She will require support with all daily living and social activities as she is a wheelchair user and has physical impairment.

She requires regular catheter care, assistance with personal care and bowel management, this is due to being paralysed from the waist down.

The ideal candidate will have some understanding of the needs she may require and be willing to learn and adapt to best suit her needs.

The support includes:

• Day to day living tasks
• Attending her workplace in London twice a week
• Social activities
• Meeting up with friends and family
• Being a companion and supporting with hobbies and interests such as; Cooking, reading, going to the theatre and visiting different countries on holidays.

Experience of working within the care sector is desired but a real interest and passion in supporting people with disabilities to live fulfilled lives is essential. We provide an extensive training programme including the Care Certificate as well as complex care training.

The ideal candidate must have a driving license as they will be required to drive a mobility car.

You will need:

• To be physically fit, calm, patient, friendly and caring
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own initiative
• Personable with a proactive attitude to work
• Good communication skills
• To be fluent in English.
• To be clean and tidy in both your appearance and ways.
• Full UK driving Licence

We are offering both 0 hour contracts and full time guaranteed hours of up to 40hrs per week.

Working hours are between 7am-7pm – 12 hour shifts, including alternate weekends

What we can offer you:

• Outstanding learning and development opportunities
• Paid Induction and shadowing
• Enhanced DBS paid by Abbots Care
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores
• Paid ongoing development and Diplomas
• Access to our brandnew Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards.

There are so many reasons to join our team, but these are our top five:

Feeling of reward: There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone’s day, week or even month.

Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work life balance.

Variety: No day is ever the same and this truly is a special part of working in care.

Real qualifications: Unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, we also pay for your training course as well as the time you have spent training with us.

Our perks: There are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market leading mileage pay. We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others and meet the requirements outlined above, we would love to hear from you.

Our employees mental health is important to us and with the launch of our new wellbeing app gives us an opportunity to connect with our care workers and discuss any issues they may been experiencing.

Due to the nature of the role and being community based in and around Watford you will need to have a full driving license and access to your own vehicle, as well the right to work in the UK.